The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-27
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FLORIDA LEGISLATION.
REACHING THE END OF A BUSY
SESSION.


SESSION.
Fernandina's New Charter-The Flor
ida Midland's Time Extended-Loca'
ton of the Colored Normal School
at Tallahassee-Judg for the Sew
eral Circuits Railroad Commissions
Candidates.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 26.--The Sen
ate to-day passed the bills TO incorporate tbs
City Bank of Pensacola; to incorporate the
Key of the Gulf Railway Company, to build
railroad to Key West; incorporating the
Building and Loan Association, at Jackson
vile, and the bill relating to the duties Of
County Commissioners and Treasurers. Sew.
eral bills were introduced to remove the
political disabilities of several persons al
Key West, but the bills will probably NOT
pass for want of time.
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
The House passed the bill granting new
charter to Fernandina, which now goes To
the Governor. The bills relating to fees Of
States Attorneys and fixing the rule for the
payment of costs in criminal cases, passed
the House. The bill limiting right Of cor.
passed. as did the bill creating q Criminal
Court in Alachua county. The House to-
night passed the bills incorporating the
Suwanea and Gulf Railway Company and
extending the time for the construction Of
the Florida Midland railway. This last road
is in Orange county and the bill is extended
one year without adding any new grants or
privileges TO the company. resolution
was adopted by the House allowing the col-
ored members of the Legislature to reconi-
mend the location of the colored normal
school to be established, and majority
favored Tallahassee as being the centre OF
the black belt and convenient to the Super
intendent of State Schools, who will have
general supervision.
FAVORABLE REPORT FOR DIssToN.
The committee that visited the drainage
district around Kissimmee reported large
area of valuable land reclaimed by the ope-
rations of the OlSeechobee Drainage Com
pany.
GEN. FINLEY FOR JUDGE.
II is quite certain that Gen. Finley will be
appointed Judge of the Fifth circuit and
Col. White Judge of the Third circuit.
Judge Baker will succeed himself in the
Jacksonville circuit, and Judge Mitchell
will be reappointed in the Tampa circuit.
AS THICK AS HUcKLEBERRIEs.
| Candidates for places ON the Railroad
| Commission about TO be formed are looming
up in many different portions of the State.
MOST IMPORTANT BILLS UNSIGNED.
! UP to tonight the Governor has signed
| only twenty bills, and of these none are OF
| special note. The most important bills ere
those creating the new counties of Lake,
| DeSoto, Osceola and Lee the territy of each
Of which has been set forth in the MORNING
NEWS.
| RAILROADS HEDGED IN.
| A bill requiring railroads to furnish first
| class coaches for the exclusive use of colored
| persons, and a bill requiring railroads to
fence their tracks or pay for the stock killed
| in consequence of the failure to erect sufii-
cient fences have been signed by the Gov
eInor, as has also bill forbidding free
passes to delegates to political conventions.
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
The bill Incorporating the DeLand Uni
versity at DeLand, Fla, became law
| without the Governors signature by the
lapse of time The Governor was not satisfied
as to its legality under the new constitution,
and desiring to give the institution the bene
! fit Of the doubt, allowed IL TO become q law
| to stand on its own merits when brought
before the courts The act Incorporating
the Sub Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville
is also worthy Of note, since that enterprise
promises much good TO Florida.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES NEEDED.
| A large number of bills are nearly conn.,
| pleted, but not finally acted upon, as the
measures of each house are more or less
amended by the other, which necessitates
| delay, and no real progress can be made
| until conference committees can be ap-
| pointed to settle the differences and pre-
pare the bills for their final passage in both
houses
SCORES OF BILLS IN THE COLD.
The time for the Introduction OF bills in
| the two houses has passed, and the total
number presented in the House is 357, only
small portion of which has been finally
acted on, nearly all being now on second
reading.
In the Senate 294 bills have been intro
| duced, and the calendar is now crowded
with this large number, as only a small pro-
portion of them have been passed to third
reading.
IMPORTANT MATTERS UNTOUCHED.
Unless all formality is disregarded IL Is
| impossible for the most important matters
TO be acted on before June 4, when this ses-
sion Of the Legislature expires by constitu-
tional limitation.
| sUNDRY MATTERS OF NOTE.
The House has passed a bill relative to
official bonds Of county officers. IL requires
| that at least two sureties must be had on
each bond, and the bond when completed in
the amount fixed by law must be approved
| by the County Commissioners and by the
| Comptroller of the State.
1t seems that the railroad commission
bill, which has been neglected during the
past week, will now be finally acted on and
sent 10 the Governor for his consideration
within the next day or two.
| NO VETO THEM
The bill making an appropriation for the
erection of an executive mansion at or near
Tallahassee for the use of the Governors OF
| the State is now on its third reading.
Sharp's Jury Yet Short.
NEW YoRK, May 26-To-day was thu
tenth day spent in an effort to secure a jury
TO try Jacob Sharp, but the jury remains
/ one man short